GRE Word List
ENDEMIC
belonging or native to a particular people or country
The meaning of the word endemic is belonging or native to a particular people or country.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| apologist | someone who speaks or writes in defense of someone or something that is typically controversial, unpopular, or subject to criticism |
| foppish | foolish |
| outcast | one that is cast out or refused acceptance (as by society) : pariah |
| pessimism | an inclination to emphasize adverse aspects, conditions, and possibilities or to expect the worst possible outcome |
| rancor | bitter deep-seated ill will |
| egotistical | characterized by egotism : having, showing, or arising from an exaggerated sense of self-importance |
| loiter | to delay an activity with idle stops and pauses : dawdle |
| scurvy | a disease caused by a lack of vitamin C and characterized by spongy gums, loosening of the teeth, and a bleeding into the skin and mucous membranes |
| oath | a solemn usually formal calling upon God or a god to witness to the truth of what one says or to witness that one sincerely intends to do what one says |
| desecrate | to violate the sanctity of : profane |